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Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2011, 00:22
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Flying over Cuba on a N/S course we would be...

Flying over Cuba on a N/S course we would be routinely assigned altitudes that didn't comply with the hemispheric rules of odd/even because the corridor was being intercepted from different angles. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jan 2010, 02:16
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Justice system in Brazil is an oxymoron. They...

Justice system in Brazil is an oxymoron. They win and you lose.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Dec 2008, 22:21
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Had a situation over Swan Island over the...

Had a situation over Swan Island over the Carribean one day in the clouds at FL350. We reported Swan Island on the hour at 350. One minute later World reported Swan Island at 01 at 350. I asked...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Oct 2007, 23:59
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

The crew read back and accepted the clearance...

The crew read back and accepted the clearance properly. That is how 100% of clearances are received. I tried to get a full route readback out of CCS one day because our company had revised our...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Sep 2007, 21:09
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Until anything new comes out of this...

Until anything new comes out of this investigation on why two airplanes at the same altitude flew into each other on the same route in opposite directions in controlled airspace we should stop...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Sep 2007, 00:11
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

I think reporting in at FL370 and an...

I think reporting in at FL370 and an acknowledgement of such is a confirmation that ATC accepts you at that altitude and therefore it is their responsibility to protect your altitude for your next...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jul 2007, 20:32
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Absolutely. No one should be put at risk down...

Absolutely. No one should be put at risk down there if a mishap puts you on trial as a criminal. Boycot Brazilian airspace if necessary.
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jul 2007, 02:53
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

I do not think the pilots should ever return to...

I do not think the pilots should ever return to Brazil because they can not expect a fair trial. We all know they followed the rules and did nothing to cause this accident. Maybe design flaws in...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2007, 01:40
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

ATC cleared both aircraft to fly at FL370. ...

ATC cleared both aircraft to fly at FL370. Legacy crew may or may not have bumped the transponder switch to standby. Last I heard ATC was responsible for separation and the TCAS was a last ditch...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2006, 20:44
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

If Brazil has a radar facility that receives Mode...

If Brazil has a radar facility that receives Mode C transponder data why wouldn't they have a VHF transceiver at the same site so they could talk to them since they both operate with line of sight...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2006, 11:00
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Making numerous attempts at communications down...

Making numerous attempts at communications down there isn't uncommon so squacking 7600 never occured to me because usually the radar wasn't available either. I routinely found that places as close...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2006, 02:25
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

TCAS does not need any line of sight with ground...

TCAS does not need any line of sight with ground equipment. It only looks at other Mode C transponders and gives climb or descent commands in coordination with the other TCAS. My question was if...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Dec 2006, 23:17
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Having spent a lot of my life troubleshooting...

Having spent a lot of my life troubleshooting electronic systems I have found that new equipment is more likely to fail than one in service for a while. The Legacy plane was on it's initial real...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Dec 2006, 22:43
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Today on the news the Brazilian police said the...

Today on the news the Brazilian police said the pilots should have known that their transponder wasn't working. I guess when they were making those 12 attempts to make radio contact they should have...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Dec 2006, 19:15
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Another time we were cleared to the same IAF to...

Another time we were cleared to the same IAF to 10,000 feet. Cloud tops were 11,000 feet. TCAS showed oposite direction traffic at 10,000 feet so we leveled at 11,000. The C130 went right...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Dec 2006, 18:00
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Having flown into these countries and seeing how...

Having flown into these countries and seeing how the controllers don't seem to understand the basics of ATC I finally after several events insisted on staying above the clouds in visual conditions...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Dec 2006, 03:04
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Thanks Broadreach, I think we will need him back...

Thanks Broadreach, I think we will need him back with our airline soon. I have been trying to see what our airline procecedures are and can't find any reason to hold him.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Dec 2006, 01:00
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

I just want to see the verification that they are...

I just want to see the verification that they are out of country.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Nov 2006, 23:27
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

I think the pilots from Brazil know what their...

I think the pilots from Brazil know what their ATC system is like and would rather not comment. We have flown there and know once at 24 N Southbound once you get past Cuban airspace Cenemar is good...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2006, 15:16
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Legacy checked in with Brasilia at 1551 at FL370...

Legacy checked in with Brasilia at 1551 at FL370 and Brasilia acknowledged. Mode C was lost at 1602. No attempt was made to contact Legacy until 1626. Impact was at 1657. Lots of questions.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2006, 01:35
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

OK, then who has the power to release these...

OK, then who has the power to release these pilots?
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Nov 2006, 21:59
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Seven attempts by Legacy to contact ATC with no...

Seven attempts by Legacy to contact ATC with no response within about 3 minutes before the crash per the NTSB report after a frequency change they couldn't understand should confirm this...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Nov 2006, 06:34
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

One day I passed Swan Island north of Nicaragua...

One day I passed Swan Island north of Nicaragua in the clouds at FL350. A minute later World Airways reported Swan Island at FL 350. I asked them if they indeed crossed the same point at the same...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Oct 2006, 01:54
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

With the accuracy of GPS after this accident...

With the accuracy of GPS after this accident showing how an altitude deviation almost guaranties a midair or near miss when the INS would give enough lateral separation. We need to put a cruise mode...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Oct 2006, 02:37
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

Maybe just being given a wrong frequency could...

Maybe just being given a wrong frequency could cause the communications problem. Being familiar with normal freqs and expected clearances would help out but these guys didn't normally fly there. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Oct 2006, 01:59
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

When we hear the ATC tapes we should know how...

When we hear the ATC tapes we should know how this happened. Why haven't them been released?
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Oct 2006, 01:17
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

I have been out of ATC VHF range so many times...

I have been out of ATC VHF range so many times and just continued on my flight plan so many times with no problem. Our company said we should go to HF and establish communications in the Carribean...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2006, 05:33
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

fepate Where would you land VFR in the...

fepate

Where would you land VFR in the middle of a country that has little civilization? I have been there. I am very happy I didn't have to diivert.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2006, 04:56
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

The FO probably worked at other airlines before...

The FO probably worked at other airlines before AA. Hope he comes home soon. Happy I don't fly any more. He doesn't deserve this. He was probably doing everything in his power to reestablish com...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Oct 2006, 03:40
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

.1 R seems like a logical method to avoid head on...

.1 R seems like a logical method to avoid head on conflicts. I always thought messing with the primary nav was dangerous because of possibility of error. I think a simple mode to offset would be...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Oct 2006, 05:22
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

20, won't that put an east/west offset on the...

20, won't that put an east/west offset on the exact same line of flight? I am talking heading. How about .5 right for everybody and emergency descents always turn right. Kind of like a Texas road....
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Oct 2006, 01:48
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,098
Posted By bubbers44

I heard another airline report my position over...

I heard another airline report my position over Swan Island in the carib just north of Nicaragua one minute from my position time, same altitude, IFR, and asked him his heading and continued knowing...
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